RELATIONAL DISSOLUTION
Since U Been Gone; Kelly Clarkson
Here's the thing we started out friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah yeah
Since U Been Gone
You dedicated you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah Yeah
Since U Been Gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since U Been Gone
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since U Been Gone
How come I'd never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way
But Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get (I get) what I want
Since U Been Gone
You had your chance you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since U Been Gone
Since U Been Gone
Since U Been Gone
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah yeah
Since U Been Gone
You dedicated you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah Yeah
Since U Been Gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since U Been Gone
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since U Been Gone
How come I'd never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way
But Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get (I get) what I want
Since U Been Gone
You had your chance you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
Since U Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since U Been Gone
Since U Been Gone
Since U Been Gone
OUTCOMES: The Results of Relationship Endings
There are two outcomes that Kelly Clarkson sing about in this song, negative emotions and personal positives.
Negative Emotions
A break-up is described by Gurerro et al. as "... One of the most distressing, traumatic events we experience..."(1) They go on to write, "Studies have shown that depression, anger, hurt, guilt, confusion, and frustration are common feelings during a relational breakup."(2) We can see in how the song repeats, "yeah, yeah". That may seem insignificant, but think in a normal conversation if you were to say, "yeah, yeah" after something someone said. It would mean either you thought they were lying or being dumb. It is not a kind thing to say. It is degrading. This shows that she wants to belittle her ex. She wants them to feel like she felt when she "could not breath". This song is a, "Hey look at me! I am over you and I am better than you!" She also goes through past events when she did not receive what she wanted from her ex, showing that she feels hurt by them.
Personal Positives
Gurrero et al. describe the personal positives of a break up as, "Increased self-confidence and being able to handle life on one's own." (3) This aspect of the breakup is shown in the lyrics, "Thanks to you, Now I get what I want. I can breathe for the first time." She is better personally from the breakup. She is free to be who she wants while doing what she wants to do. She is not crying and wanting him back. She is standing tall saying, "Look at me now!"